Influence of dietary supplementation with chestnut‐derived phytobiotics on growth performance, visceral organs, jejunal morphology, cecal microflora, and blood biochemicals in broiler chickens

BACKGROUND The broiler industry is facing major challenges following the prohibition of antibiotic growth promoters, with phytobiotics being a promising potential alternative. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary chestnut burs and flower phytobiotics on performance, jejunal morphology...

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Published in:	Journal of the science of food and agriculture 2026-03, Vol.106 (4), p.2517-2526
Main Authors:	Öztürk, Ergin, Koca, İlkay, Çiftci, Alper, Tütüncü, Şerife, Darmawan, Arif
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	agriculture Animal Feed - analysis Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Animals antibiotics Bacteria - classification Bacteria - genetics Bacteria - isolation & purification Blood blood serum Body weight Castanea Cecum Cecum - microbiology chestnut wastes chicken industry Chickens Chickens - anatomy & histology Chickens - blood Chickens - growth & development Chickens - metabolism Chickens - microbiology Cholesterol Conversion ratio Diet Diet - veterinary Dietary supplements Dietary Supplements - analysis digestive tract Fagaceae - chemistry Fagaceae - metabolism Feed conversion Feed efficiency flower extracts flowers Flowers & plants Gastrointestinal Microbiome - drug effects Gastrointestinal system Gastrointestinal tract Gizzard growth performance intestinal morphology Intestine jejunum Jejunum - anatomy & histology Jejunum - growth & development Jejunum - metabolism Lactobacillus Lactobacillus spp liver Liver - growth & development Liver - metabolism Male males Microflora microorganisms Morphology Organs phytonutrients Plant Extracts - metabolism Poultry Powder Prebiotics - analysis Prohibition Small intestine surface area Vitamin E Waste treatment
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